Ely Whitewright road contract let with four projects
County official says the low bid of 159 465 was submitted by R W McKiney of Nacogdoches for four FM projects in Fannin County western area including FM 898 extension to Grayson County line and connections to U S 69. Work set for 112 working days with projects starting soon after right of way clearance and pole relocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore
Bonham
The
Sun
Ely-Whitewright
R. W. McKiney
Nacogdoches
Fannin County
McKiney
Precinct 1
Ely
Grayson County
Whitewright
U. S. 82
Ector
Blackland
U.S. 69
Ravenna
Savoy
Senate kills plan to cut patronage
Washington D C The Senate voted 56 to 29 to reject Truman plans to strip White House and Congress of patronage power over more than 21000 postmasters and other federal jobs. A 55 to 28 vote rejected giving the attorney general power to name US marshals, and 51 to 31 turned down naming customs officers under Civil Service rules. Senator McClellan warned of an “iron curtain of bureaucracy.”
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Truman
White House
Congress
Treasury
Civil Service
Senator McClellan
Arkansas
Self-Employed Retirement Rules Highlighted by Dallas Social Security Office
Z E Avery of the Dallas office explains that self-employed people aged 65 or over retiring in 1952 should contact the local social security office. Benefits may be reduced if a claim is filed in 1952, with computations based on net earnings from prior years divided by 18 or 24. The Dallas office at 506 Terminal Annex Bldg offers guidance for retirement timing and benefit calculations.
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Social Security Office
Z. E. Avery
Dallas
Avery
Mrs. Owen Hull Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Winnie Hull wife of Owen Hull division engineer for Community Public Service Company died Wednesday morning in a Fort Worth hospital after an extended illness She had surgery several times in two years Funeral services were held at Harveston Cole Funeral Home Fort Worth and burial was in a Fort Worth cemetery Hull family moved to Whitewright from Fort Worth about five years ago Survived by husband son Robert Hull and daughter Della Ann Hull all of Whitewright and her Fort Worth based father
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Winnie Hull
Owen Hull
Community Public Service Company
Fort Worth
Harveston & Cole Funeral
Whitewright
Hulls
Eisenhower To Be In Denison Saturday
General Dwight Eisenhower and his wife will arrive at Perrin Air Force Base about 11 a m Saturday. He will be escorted to his birthplace in Denison then to Forest Park for a noon speech. He will speak in Denton and Dallas on the trip as he pursues the Republican nomination.
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Dwight Eisenhower
Perrin Air Force Base
Denison
Gold Star Mothers
Main Street
Houston
Little White House
Ike
Forest Park
Eisenhower
Denton
Army Allows MacArthur Keynote at Republican Nominating Convention
The Army ruled General MacArthur may keynote the Republican national convention without violating the ban on political activity by military personnel. The policy applies to those not engaged in formulating military policy or executing Army tasks, a status MacArthur has held since being removed as supreme Far East commander.
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Washington
MacArthur
Army
Truman
Far East
Sterilization Exhibit Gains Attention at AMA Convention
At Navy Pier the Human Betterment Association of America showcased sterilization exhibits for preventing mentally deficient births. Dr. Fred O. Butler reported strong doctor attendance and signups for further information. The eight year old group aims to inform the medical profession and public about sterilization benefits.
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Chicago
American Medical Association
New York
Navy Pier
Human Betterment Association of America, Inc
Fred O. Butler
Human Betterment Association
Butler
King Ibn Saud Reported as Father for 64th Time
Al Ashbar in Cairo reported that Saudi Arabia's King Ibn Saud, age 75, has fathered his 64th child with an unnamed mother among his many wives. The birth occurred last week and details were not specified.
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Cairo
Egypt
al Ashbar
Saudi Arabia
Ibn Saud
Deaf wife wins divorce over cruel husband cruelty by turning off hearing aid
Mrs. Proebe B. Lacey, 64, obtained a divorce from Monroe Lacey, 64, in Los Angeles on cruelty grounds. She testified that during quarrels he would turn off his hearing aid so she could not speak her mind, ending their dispute with her legal victory.
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Los Angeles
Proebe B. Lacey
Monroe
Cotton Belt Abandonment Hearing Faces ICC Ruling
The Cotton Belt Railroad sought to abandon its 51 mile Sherman Commerce division serving Sherman Whitewright Wolfe City Tom Bean Randolph Bailey and others. Sherman did not pay its share of the opposition funds. Examiner Jerome K. Lyle heard testimony and the ICC will rule after transcript review. Rail service to Sherman continues. Roadmap proposes rerouting Commerce traffic via SLSR Plano and Texas and New Orleans. some towns would lose rail outlets.
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Cotton Belt Railroad
Sherman Commerce Division
Tom Bean
Whitewright
Randolph
Bailey
Wolfe City
Sherman
Jerome K. Lyle
Interstate Commerce Bureau of Finance
Cotton Belt Line
ICC
Commerce
SLSR
Plano
Texas
New Orleans
Randolph and Bailey
Eisenhower Forces Win Texas Contests Hearing Fight
Eisenhower aligned Republicans won a bid for a National Committee hearing on Texas delegate contests. Hearings begin July 1 in Chicago for Texas and other contests totaling seventy-two delegates and seventy alternates. Taft urged the Texas issues be resolved at Chicago, arguing Democrats influenced GOP precinct conventions.
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Washington, D. C
Eisenhower
Republican National Committee
Texas
National Committee
Chicago
Robert A. Taft
National Press Club
Credentials Committee
Taft
Man Fatally Stabs Wife Over Meager Meal
Paris man Robert Brusi stabbed his wife after she served a meager dinner of one beefsteak and six eggs. He told police the meal prompted the attack.
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Paris
Robert Brusi
My Trip to Boys State at Austin
Lone Star Boys State in 1952 organized a full government simulation with parties, elections, and elected officials. Notable speakers included Judge Morrison and Governor Allan Shivers. The program included a trip to the Capitol, Barton Springs, and the inaugural ball, with thanks to the American Legion and Texas School for the Deaf.
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J. Don Biggerstaff
American Legion
America
Lone Star Boys’ State
Texas
Firman Haynie
Charlie Gibson
W. F. Taylor
Lone Star Boys
Pioneer
Longhorn
Boys’ State
W. A. Morrison
Supreme Court
Curtis Cryer
O. B. Ellis
Texas Prison System
George W. Jackson
Board of
Mental Illness
George Carmack
The
Houston Press
Henry Wade
Dallas
Jim Kennedy
FBI
Price Daniel
P. F. Peterson
Allan Shivers
Texas School For the Deaf
Austin
Capitol
Barton Springs
Austin City Coliseum
American Legion Post
Fourth Sunday Singing Convention at Savoy
The 4th Sunday Singing Convention will be held at Savoy Sunday afternoon. A large number of singers are expected and the event invites both singers and listeners. Singing begins promptly at 2 00 p m led by L L Wendell.
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Savoy
L. L. Wendell
Pensions Group Plans Ballot Help Booths
Elmer Lee Todd president of the Texas Pensions Association announced plans to aid elderly and disabled voters in marking ballots. He would have association chapters set up booths outside polling places to answer voting questions under the new Texas election law restricting judges from assisting unless voters are blind.
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Waco
Elmer Lee Todd
Texas Pensions Association
Texas
Todd
The
Pensions Association
Whitewright Homecoming schedule for June 21 22 detailed
Letters to exes outline registration at the high school lunch room with typists on Saturday evening and Sunday. Music by Tom Blanton and his orchestra at the American Legion Building 9 00 PM to 12 00 AM. Picnic lunch Sunday noon served cafeteria style with tables on campus. General assembly 3 00 PM to discuss a permanent homecoming organization. Free lodging rooms listed and no formal programs for town exes.
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Earl Blanton
Tom Blanton
Sherman
American Legion
All Exes
Sun
Grayson College
Whitewright
Grayson
Craig's Cafe
Wilson’s Cafe
Emmet Penn
Jack Lackey
Grayson Exes
Howard named new area scout executive in Sherman
Glenn A. Howard of Dodd City becomes field executive for the Sherman Area Council, Boy Scouts. He comes from Whitewright High School where he coached basketball and taught for two years, and will attend a six week National Boy Scout Training School in New Jersey this summer.
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Schiff Scout Reservation
Minden
N. J
North Texas State College
Sherman Area
Farm Ownership And Housing Loans At FHA Reach Limit For 1951 52
The Farmers Home Administration says all 1951 52 funds were used by February with new money available July first. Eligible farming families may apply at the Sherman FHA office 207% E Houston St. First come, first served, 40 year loans at 4 percent for farm ownership, 5 to 35 year loans at 4 percent for farm housing. Veterans pay no down payment. non veterans 10 percent. A rising dairy demand may boost grade A barn building. Nellie Bly was the pen name of Elizabeth Seaman.
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Farmers Home Administration
A. A. Melton
FHA
Texas
Melton
E. Houston St
Sherman
Two Sherman Girls Are Polio Victims
Sherman, Grayson County has two polio patients in critical condition at Fort Worth City County Hospital. Both are Sherman girls stricken with bulbar polio and in iron lungs. Nancy Wisdom, 10, was admitted June 10. Ella Mae Evans, 2 1/2, was sent last Friday.
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Sherman
Grayson County
Fort Worth
Nancy Wisdom
H. W. Wisdom
Ella Mae Evans
Cecil J. Evans
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Cotton Belt
Singing
Rainey
Whitewright Exes
Japan
Tom Sears
Lester M. Martin
Army Air Force
Tom
New Legion Home
Howard
New Area Scout
Nellie Bly
Elizabeth Seaman
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